Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-06
rUEsoav, DECEMBER 8. 1887
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BATHS OF GETTYSBURG.
WASHINGTON GARDENS.
Yesterdays ELECTIONS.

Horse, foot and dragons. the enemy
went down in all parts of the city yes
terday before the splendid battle
waged by the united and earnest De-
mocrscy! Such Waterloo has not
been experienced for the Republican
ranks in the Union this fall. 1t Is
greatly to the honor OF the city that
80 holly contested an election should
have passed off SO quietly. There
was scarcely ripple OF breach oil
the peace at any polling place. The
excitement ran at white hea,
everywhere all day long, and quite a
heavy vote for a local election and
only partial ticket was polled. VI
the 10, 900 voters in the municipality,
about one-l alf the citizens, awaited
themselves OF the privilege of suffrage.
The count at l O'Clock this morning
has proceeded to about half the vote
in each of the eight precincts. The
results, as clearly indicated by this
partial count are a sweeping Demo
cratic victory. 1t appears that OF the
nine Councilmen to be elected we gel
eight. The only Republican who has
pulled through for certainty is DR.. H.
Sinsabaugh, of the Fifth ward, who
was on both the Republican and Pre-
hibition tickets. There is bare po,-
sibility that Mr.. Newell Mathews, OF
the First ward, may have won
by a similar combination. OF the
three members of the School Roard
we are, as it now appears, sure OF two,
with possibility of the third. Mr..
Day, who was on both the Republican
and Prohibition tickets, runs close up
on the heels OF Mr.. Kelley. Day may
beat Kelley. Still, there is at this
hour good fighting chance for both
Mr.. Thurston, Councilman in the
Third Ward, and MIR. Kelley of the
School Board.
The figure cut by the Prohibition
party is very significant one. In
some precincts this party polled more
votes than the regular Republicans.
The ice-water politicians hold the
reign of power in the Republican
party in this city, and can make that
party come to them or they will defeat
il hereafter for dead certainty.
And now comes a "smart" dodge TO
deprive the city of it's election, and the
Democracy of its victory. 1t appears
that the last session of the Legisla-
ture amended the Political Code of
the State so that the polls are or
dered to be opened at 6 A.M., and to
be closed at 7P. NJ. By the orders
of the Republican clerk in charge OF
this matter the polls were
opened and closed according
to the old law-at one hour after
sunrise; and closed by the same
rule at shutdown. Under pretext of
keeping this letter of the law, and
thereby grossly violating its spirit, it
is now claimed that the election yes
terday is void. 1t looks like shrewd |
dodge" at first blush; but sober,
second thought shows it to |
be very weak device. The
voice of the people is not
thus to be set aside and disregarded.
At all events only a court of com pc
;ent jurisdiction can decide this point.
rhe Council has no right to refuse to
,ount the vote, nor has the City
Clerk any judicial functions in
his matter. The vote must be
and the clerk must issue the
to those elected yesterday.
+ any question is raised the courts
re open to those who wish to try is
ues there. But the Council is not a
ourt of inquiry even in this matter,
nd the clerks duties are merely cler-
al.